Live from BenCon 2023
Join the Beeck Center’s Digital Benefits Network on the morning of June 14th for Live from BenCon 2023 to explore how the digital delivery of public benefits can become more accessible, equitable, and ethical in order to achieve ambitious policy goals. Hear from government leaders, cross-sector practitioners, and academic colleagues — including a closing keynote from Jennifer Pahlka on her new book Recoding America.
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- Register for virtual
- Georgetown staff, faculty, and students only: Register for on campus
The Equitable Tech Horizon in Digital Benefits
Hear perspectives on topics including centering beneficiaries and workers in new ways, digital service delivery, digital identity, and automation.
- Jordan Burris, Vice President & Head of Public Sector Strategy, Socure
- Rachael Carson, Design Lead, Civilla
- Amy Ashida, Director, TTS Public Benefits Studio, General Services Administration
- Elizabeth Laird, Director, Equity in Civic Technology, Center for Democracy & Technology
- Moderator: Ariel Kennan, Fellow, Digital Benefits Network, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Georgetown University
Lightning talks on innovative ideas, approaches, and pilots to understand and improve benefits delivery
- Jeramia Garcia Ramadan, Director of Governance and Innovation, Arizona Department of Economic Security
- Sarah Esty, Senior Advisor for Technology and Delivery, United States Department of Health and Human Services
- Pamela Herd, Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
- Moderator: Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell, Researcher, Digital Benefits Network, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Georgetown University Recoding America
- Jennifer Pahlka, Deputy CTO in President Obama’s Administration and author, will share her new book, Recoding America on how government must be equipped for digital delivery in order to meet ambitious policy goals.
*Transcription and live captions will be available for this virtual event. For any additional accommodation requests, please contact shanelle.roberson@georgetown.edu. General questions or requests can be directed to bencon@georgetown.edu.